NEB WBB: Shepard Named to Naismith Watch List

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Courtesy: UNL Media Relations

Nebraska's Jessica Shepard was among the 50 women's basketball players around the nation named to the Naismith Trophy Women's College Player-of-the-Year Preseason Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Wednesday.

Shepard, a 6-4 sophomore forward from Fremont, Neb., is averaging 17.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game for the Huskers, who carry a 3-3 record to unbeaten Virginia Tech (6-0) to take on the Hokies in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Thursday at 6 p.m.

Shepard has scored in double figures in all six games for the Huskers, including a pair of 20-point performances. She also owns two double-doubles.

Last season, Shepard advanced to the Naismith Midseason Top 30 before being named the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. The two-time Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year (2013, 2014) was a first-team All-Big Ten selection a year ago and was a Preseason All-Big Ten choice entering 2016-17.